Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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